CS 3626:Cryptography

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 2345 or CSE 2300 Concurrent:
CS 3305
The course covers both mathematical and practical foundations of cryptography. Topics include basic number theory for cryptography, conversion of text, and implementation using a programming language. The course includes historical cryptography, symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, hash functions, and well-known attack strategies with countermeasures. Exercises cover programming of simple cryptography in a programming language.